Between Alexandria and Jerusalem; the dynamic of Jewish and Hellenistic culture.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

Reference & Research Book News | November 1, 2005 | Copyright

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Between Alexandria and Jerusalem; the dynamic of Jewish and Hellenistic culture.

Kovelman, Arkady.

Brill Academic Publishers

2005

177 pages

$156.00

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